My skin in ribbons
my skin in ribbons
to tie these boxes that will not close
to tie my long hair that falls in my face and yours
to tie my hands that never reach and never fill
to tie my mouth full of rancor and hurt and love
I want to see my skin in ribbons, long falling ribbons
I want to bind together my broken bones with ribbons
I want to see these boxes shut, my bloody mark on each lid
I want to see myself bound up in safety, bars on each limb
